Globally 30 percent of the food produced never reaches to a human stomach (FAO, 2021). Tackling food loss and waste benefits the climate, food security, and sustainability of agri-food systems. India suffers
Indian scientists have developed a new short-duration rice variety, that matures in just two months, specifically for flood-prone areas. If shown in May, the new 'PNR 551' variety can be harvested
Less than one year after the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched TeleFood, a global public awareness television event that raised more than $2 million to help small farmers, 136 small
Poor countries like Nepal have given more to the developed countries than getting benefit from their own genetic resources, according to Secretary for Agriculture Surya Nath Upadhayay. He was
The US chemical giant, Monsanto Co., has entered into its second bio-technology venture in Australian agriculture, signing a canola breeding agreement with the Victorian State Government.This follows
Mr B N Sharma, General Manger of Allahabad Bank, today launched a green card at its Bihta branch in Ambala district. The green card will help farmers owning five acres or more in getting timely
The Madhya Pradesh Government has decided to allow private sector participation in agriculture for the first time by accepting the bid of Reliance Agrotech Pvt Ltd to invest in the mechanised
farmers : Thousands of farmers from all over the country descended on the Capital today to press their demand for India's withdrawal from the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The rally organised by
After a summer of seemingly uninterrupted rain, Finnish farmers have enjoyed a week of dry weather to survey the extent of damage to their crops.Farming has never been easy in Finland, a third of
The government's hopes of a bumper kharif crop initiating an economic upswing have been washed away by the serious floods in UP , Bihar and the North-east. Recent projections are that the kharif
Jute growers in the country are all set to harvest a rich bonanze this season after having burnt their fingers producing two bumper crops in a row.
